North American History

What did Native Americans call aboveground houses made of adobe?

• kivas

• totems

• pueblos

What was the confederation or alliance of tribes in eastern North America called?

• Iroquois

• Iroquois League

• Iroquois Confederation

What did Native Americans call ancestors or animal spirits that were carved on tall, wooden poles?

• Totes

• Spirit Guides

• Totems

What were cone-shaped shelters made of animal skin called?

• Teepees

• Horums

• Animal Huts

What do historians call the strip of land between northeastern Asia and present day Alaska that was exposed during the last Ice Age?

• Land Bridge

• Bering Sea

• Bering Land Bridge

What were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas called?

• Mayans

• The Olmec

• Paleo-Indians

What do you call a groups common set of values and traditions, including language and government?

• environment

• culture

• society

What do you call the climates and landscapes that surround living things?

• Ecosystem

• Environment

• Energy

Native Americans believe that land should be:

• privately owned by individuals

• shared by everyone

• taken over by the European settlers

The three essential "Sister" crops grown by Native Americans were:

• Corn, squash and rice

• Bean, tomatoes and corn

• Corn, beans and squash

• Tobacco, corn and sunflowers